Association of a polymorphism of the endothelial constitutive nitric oxide synthase gene with myocardial infarction in the Japanese population

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-86

  Ichihara, Sahoko ^b   Yamada, Yoshiji ^b   Fujimura, Takaharu ^b   Nakashima, Nobuo ^b   Yokota, Mitsuhiro ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031984045     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)10806-2     Document Type: Article

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